Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Murder Most English (TV Series) (The Flaxborough Chronicles) (1977)
- Feat. Anton Rodgers, Christopher Timothy, Brenda Bruce…
- Based on the Colin Watson mysteries, this Ever–so–English detective series follows two English detectives as they solve particularly…
New York, New York (1977)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli
- This imaginative yet famously abrasive tribute to the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s focuses on the tumultuous relationship between a saxophonist…
Opening Night (1977)
- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara
- Intermittently fascinating, semi–improvised opus from Cassavetes (who also stars), about an aging actress (Gena Rowlands) who suffers a…
Other Side of Midnight, The (1977)
- Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Marie-France Pisier, John Beck, Susan Sarandon…
- Soapy Sidney Sheldon drama follows the exploits of a young French woman who vows revenge on a ne'er do well Canadian pilot for leaving her pregnant,…
Padre Padrone (1977)
- Dir. Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Feat. Omero Antonutti, Saverio Marconi, Marcella Michelangeli…
- An affecting true story about a Shepherd's son who escapes the shackles of family expectations and returns mature and educated to confront his…
Picture Show Man, The (1977)
- Dir. John Power
Feat. Rod Taylor, John Meillon, Patrick Cargill
- A light–hearted depiction of the rivalry between two Australian cinema operators (Meillon and Taylor) of the silent film era, who travel…
Portrait of an Artist As a Young Man (1977)
- Dir. Joseph Strick
Feat. Bosco Hogan, T.P. McKenna, John Gielgud
- Reverent adaptation of the classic James Joyce novel, which charts the spiritual and artistic growth of the author. Adeptly reveals the…
Providence (1977)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. John Gielgud, Dirk Bogarde, Ellen Burstyn…
- John Gielgud plays a dying writer struggling to complete his final novel. Unusual film juxtaposes his imagined thoughts with events from his…
Roger Donaldson Collection, The (Sleeping Dogs, Smash Palace) (1977-1981)
- Dir. Roger Donaldson
- Roger Donaldson's first two features – both Kiwi classics – in a 2–disc set, including substantial retrospective featurettes and…
Roots (TV Mini-series) (1977)
- Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky et al
Feat. Maya Angelou, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Moses Gunn
- Engrossing TV mini–series traces the misfortunes of an African family forcibly transported to America as slaves. The lives of subsequent…